Re: [PCWorks] Firewall Blocking Audio Stream
- From: Tom <tjd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:47:54 -0500
This will be my last question, Ben.
What feature should I look for in a router's specifications
that will allow any port to be opened by the user?
Thanks again,
Tom
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>
>I should have been more detailed when I wrote that answer.
>I thought about port forwarding ... here's a quote from the
>manual, "Also note that DMZ hosting , Port Forwarding and
>Application level modem settings are active only when the
>firewall is off."
>
>So the answer is no. It really is a very simple firewall.
>
>You are correct though. Port forwarding would be an option
>in that situation with different hardware.
>
>Ben
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Behalf Of Tom
>Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 5:39 PM
>To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Firewall Blocking Audio Stream
>
>Hi Ben,
>
>Thanks for your reply. Out of curiosity, will port
>forwarding accomplish opening port 8000 so I can listen to
>the audio stream? In looking through the webpages available
>from the router I found that it has several presets for port
>forwarding and it also gives the option for adding ports. I
>was going to just try adding port 8000 to port forwarding but
>thought I'd better ask first before I might get myself into
>trouble (doing something I don't know anything about).
>
>I'm always interested in learning and from what I find, it
>seems like port forwarding is what I need to allow the audio
>stream to come through.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Tom
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